Battle of Gangut

When

6 Aug 1714

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

59.94° N, 23.08° E

Description

naval battle between the Swedish Navy and Imperial Russian Navy in the Great Northern War, the first important victory of the Russian fleet in its history

Naval

yes

1714 battle of the Great Northern War

The Battle of Gangut took place on 27 JulyJul./ 7 August 1714Greg. during the Great Northern War (1700–1721), in the waters of Riilahti Bay, north of the Hanko Peninsula, near the site of the modern-day city of Hanko (Hangö), Finland, between the Swedish Navy and Imperial Russian Navy. It was the first important victory of the Russian fleet in its history.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Imperial Russian Navy gains its first important victory against the Swedish Navy in the Battle of Gangut”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Seeschlacht bei Rilax erringt die Kaiserlich Russische Marine unter Zar Peter I. und Admiral Fjodor Matwejewitsch Apraxin ihren ersten wichtigen Sieg im…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “甘古特會戰，大北方戰爭戰役之一，瑞典海軍及俄國海軍會戰於芬蘭南部的漢科半島，俄國獲勝，瑞典軍撤出芬蘭，瑞典國王卡爾十二世求和。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “（大北方戦争）ハンゲの海戦（ガングートの海戦）、ロシア海軍がスウェーデン海軍に勝利。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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